Episode 101: La Minga

The ideas of cooperative work are central to many movements in Latin America. Nelson Escobar has brought those ideas from his home in El Salvador to Louisville, Kentucky where he coordinates a large urban farm that brings together a diverse community to grow, eat and sell good food.

10 thoughts on “Episode 101: La Minga”

It’s so interesting and moving to “hear” the thread of truth running through all of Mirra and Daniel’s work, expressed almost poetically by both Nelson and and the other gentleman. Another beautiful piece.

Kudos to PP and La Minga The observation made by the gentleman that this can be a challenge for “ego” brought a smile to my face. Mother Nature knows no ‘ego’ – only a joyful seed sized point of nexus where experience in the ‘now’ flows with wordless wisdom that makes the entire creation resonate with that elegance. In the beauty of engagement like La Minga, ego evaporates like the illusion it is.

I’m reminded of Sumak Kawsay/Teko Porã/Viver Bem and other related concepts of ways of being – at times translated as Living in Plenitude, implying living in harmony, balance and respect for ‘Pachamama’. Where, ultimately, does ‘selfishness’ arise from?

These are the emotions that run through me whenever I watch your videos: cry, cook, eat. To the gentlemen who started La Minga, thank you for sharing your story. What an inspiration to create and to resist.